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Communication Studies
Communication studies Chapter 1
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2013

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Source
Definition
The originator of a thought or emotion who puts into a code that can be understood by a receiever
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Encoding
Definition
Is the process of translating ideas,feelings, and thoughts into a code
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Decoding
Definition
The process of interpreting ideas, feelings, and thoughts that have been translated into a code
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Receiver
Definition
The person who deodes a message and attempts to make sense of what the source has encoded
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Message
Definition
Written, spoken, and unspoken elements of communication to which people assign meaning. You can send a message intentionally (talking to a friend before class) or unintentionally(falling asleep during class)
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Channel
Definition
The pathway through which messages are sent
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Noise
Definition
Interference either literal or psychological that hinders the accurate enoding or decoding of a message
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Feedback
Definition
The response to a message
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Context
Definition
The physical, historical, and psychological communication environment
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Mediated Communication
Definition
Any communication that is carried out using some channel other than those used in face to face communication
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Anonymity
Definition
You may not  always know precisely with whom you are communicating when you receieve an electronically mediated message
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Asynchronus Communication
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A communication in which timing is out of sync; there is a time delay between when you send a message and when it is received
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Synchronous Communication
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Communication in which messages occur in real time when you speak or write someone immediately responds to your message.
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Content Dimension
Definition
The new information, ideas, or suggested actions that a communicator wishes to express; what is said
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Relationship Dimension
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The aspect of a communication message that offers cues about the emotions; attitudes, and amount of power and control the spear directs toward others how something is said.
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Rule
Definition
A followable presription that indicates what behavior i required or preferred and what behavior is prohibited in a specific situation
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Presentational Communication
Definition
Communication that occurs when a speaker addresses a gathering of people to inform,persuade, or entertain them.
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Interpersonal Communication
Definition
Communication that occurs simultaneously between two people who attempt to mutually influence each other usually for the purpose of managing relationships
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Impersonal Communication
Definition
Communication that treats people as objects or that responds only to their roles rather than to who they are as unique people
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Small Group Communication
Definition
The transactive process of creating meaning among three to about fifteen people who share a common purpse, feel a sense of elonging to the group and exert influence on one another
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Dyad
Definition
Two interacting people
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Group
Definition
A collection of people who have a common goal, feel a sense of belonging to the group, and influence one another
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Rhetoric
Definition
The process of using symbols to influence or persuade others
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Mass Communication
Definition
Communication acomplished through a mediated message that is sent to many people at the same time
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Organizational Communication
Definition
The Study of human communication as it occurs within organizations
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Health Communication
Definition
The study of communication that has an effect on human health
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